diff --git a/src/SFML/Audio/Makefile b/src/SFML/Audio/Makefile
index 109a00a..f55c280 100755
--- a/src/SFML/Audio/Makefile
+++ b/src/SFML/Audio/Makefile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ ifeq ($(STATIC), yes)
 else
     LIB     = libsfml-audio.so
     LIBNAME = $(LIBPATH)/$(LIB).$(VERSION)
-    INSTALL = && $(LN) $(LNFLAGS) $(DESTLIBDIR)/$(LIB).$(VERSION) $(DESTLIBDIR)/$(LIB)
+    INSTALL = && $(LN) $(LNFLAGS) $(LIB).$(VERSION) $(DESTDIR)/$(libdir)/$(LIB)
 endif
 
 all: $(LIB)
@@ -36,4 +36,4 @@ mrproper: clean
 	@rm -rf $(LIBNAME)
 
 install:
-	@($(CP) $(LIBNAME) $(DESTLIBDIR) $(INSTALL))
+	@($(CP) $(LIBNAME) $(DESTDIR)/$(libdir) $(INSTALL))
diff --git a/src/SFML/Graphics/Makefile b/src/SFML/Graphics/Makefile
index f1cc6ff..a87ecda 100755
--- a/src/SFML/Graphics/Makefile
+++ b/src/SFML/Graphics/Makefile
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ ifeq ($(STATIC), yes)
 else
     LIB     = libsfml-graphics.so
     LIBNAME = $(LIBPATH)/$(LIB).$(VERSION)
-    INSTALL = && $(LN) $(LNFLAGS) $(DESTLIBDIR)/$(LIB).$(VERSION) $(DESTLIBDIR)/$(LIB)
+    INSTALL = && $(LN) $(LNFLAGS) $(LIB).$(VERSION) $(DESTDIR)/$(libdir)/$(LIB)
 endif
 
 all: $(LIB)
@@ -44,4 +44,4 @@ mrproper: clean
 	@rm -rf $(LIBNAME)
 
 install:
-	@($(CP) $(LIBNAME) $(DESTLIBDIR) $(INSTALL))
+	@($(CP) $(LIBNAME) $(DESTDIR)/$(libdir) $(INSTALL))
diff --git a/src/SFML/Makefile b/src/SFML/Makefile
index 98617ec..b31eb6b 100755
--- a/src/SFML/Makefile
+++ b/src/SFML/Makefile
@@ -27,9 +27,12 @@ export LN         = ln
 export LNFLAGS    = -s -f
 export AR         = ar
 export ARFLAGS    = rcs
-export DESTDIR    = /usr
-export DESTLIBDIR = $(DESTDIR)/lib
-export DESTINCDIR = $(DESTDIR)/include
+
+ifeq ($(origin prefix), undefined)
+    export prefix = /usr/local
+endif
+export libdir     = $(prefix)/lib
+export includedir = $(prefix)/include
 
 all: sfml-system sfml-window sfml-network sfml-graphics sfml-audio
 
@@ -57,6 +60,6 @@ mrproper: clean
 	@(cd ./System && $(MAKE) $@	&& cd ../Window && $(MAKE) $@ && cd ../Network && $(MAKE) $@ && cd ../Graphics && $(MAKE) $@ && cd ../Audio && $(MAKE) $@)
 
 install:
-	@(mkdir -p $(DESTLIBDIR))
-	@(mkdir -p $(DESTINCDIR))
-	@(cd ./System && $(MAKE) $@	&& cd ../Window && $(MAKE) $@ && cd ../Network && $(MAKE) $@ && cd ../Graphics && $(MAKE) $@ && cd ../Audio && $(MAKE) $@ && $(CP) -r ../../../include/SFML/ $(DESTINCDIR)/)
+	@(mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)/$(libdir))
+	@(mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)/$(includeddir))
+	@(cd ./System && $(MAKE) $@	&& cd ../Window && $(MAKE) $@ && cd ../Network && $(MAKE) $@ && cd ../Graphics && $(MAKE) $@ && cd ../Audio && $(MAKE) $@ && $(CP) -r ../../../include/SFML/ $(DESTDIR)/$(includedir)/)
diff --git a/src/SFML/Network/Makefile b/src/SFML/Network/Makefile
index d30da62..72e4c28 100755
--- a/src/SFML/Network/Makefile
+++ b/src/SFML/Network/Makefile
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ ifeq ($(STATIC), yes)
 else
     LIB     = libsfml-network.so
     LIBNAME = $(LIBPATH)/$(LIB).$(VERSION)
-    INSTALL = && $(LN) $(LNFLAGS) $(DESTLIBDIR)/$(LIB).$(VERSION) $(DESTLIBDIR)/$(LIB)
+    INSTALL = && $(LN) $(LNFLAGS) $(LIB).$(VERSION) $(DESTDIR)/$(libdir)/$(LIB)
 endif
 
 all: $(LIB)
@@ -31,4 +31,4 @@ mrproper: clean
 	@rm -rf $(LIBNAME)
 
 install:
-	@($(CP) $(LIBNAME) $(DESTLIBDIR) $(INSTALL))
+	@($(CP) $(LIBNAME) $(DESTDIR)/$(libdir) $(INSTALL))
diff --git a/src/SFML/System/Makefile b/src/SFML/System/Makefile
index 04514f5..4c18062 100755
--- a/src/SFML/System/Makefile
+++ b/src/SFML/System/Makefile
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ ifeq ($(STATIC), yes)
 else
     LIB     = libsfml-system.so
     LIBNAME = $(LIBPATH)/$(LIB).$(VERSION)
-    INSTALL = && $(LN) $(LNFLAGS) $(DESTLIBDIR)/$(LIB).$(VERSION) $(DESTLIBDIR)/$(LIB)
+    INSTALL = && $(LN) $(LNFLAGS) $(LIB).$(VERSION) $(DESTDIR)/$(libdir)/$(LIB)
 endif
 
 all: $(LIB)
@@ -31,4 +31,4 @@ mrproper: clean
 	@rm -rf $(LIBNAME)
 
 install:
-	@($(CP) $(LIBNAME) $(DESTLIBDIR) $(INSTALL))
+	@($(CP) $(LIBNAME) $(DESTDIR)/$(libdir) $(INSTALL))
diff --git a/src/SFML/Window/Makefile b/src/SFML/Window/Makefile
index 956b34b..2d65e76 100755
--- a/src/SFML/Window/Makefile
+++ b/src/SFML/Window/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ ifeq ($(STATIC), yes)
 else
     LIB     = libsfml-window.so
     LIBNAME = $(LIBPATH)/$(LIB).$(VERSION)
-    INSTALL = && $(LN) $(LNFLAGS) $(DESTLIBDIR)/$(LIB).$(VERSION) $(DESTLIBDIR)/$(LIB)
+    INSTALL = && $(LN) $(LNFLAGS) $(LIB).$(VERSION) $(DESTDIR)/$(libdir)/$(LIB)
 endif
 
 all: $(LIB)
@@ -32,4 +32,4 @@ mrproper: clean
 	@rm -rf $(LIBNAME)
 
 install:
-	@($(CP) $(LIBNAME) $(DESTLIBDIR) $(INSTALL))
+	@($(CP) $(LIBNAME) $(DESTDIR)/$(libdir) $(INSTALL))